Alexa Shepherd

Occupational Therapist at Health Services For Children With Special Needs
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(386) 825-5501
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United States, US

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Credentials

  • Assessment and Treatment Using the SOS Approach to Feeding
    Toomey & Associates, Inc.
    May, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • The Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism
    Learn Play Thrive
    Jan, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
    American Red Cross
    Dec, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Health Services For Children With Special Needs
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Occupational Therapist
      • May 2023 - Present
  • Encompass Health
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Per Diem Occupational Therapist
      • Jun 2022 - Jul 2023
  • Step Stone Therapy
    • Health, Wellness & Fitness
    • Occupational Therapist
      • Apr 2022 - Jun 2023
  • Cicero Therapies
    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Pediatric Occupational Therapist
      • Jul 2021 - Jun 2022
  • Public Partnerships | PPL
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Special Needs Caregiver
      • Oct 2016 - May 2022
    • Level IIB Fieldwork Student
      • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

      -Maintain a daily caseload of 6-7 adult inpatient patients -Analyze medical history and evaluate patients to set realistic rehabilitation goals for patients recovering from injury, illness, or trauma -Implement client-centered interventions to increase independence with ADLs and promote a safe discharge to next level of care -Maintain a daily caseload of 6-7 adult inpatient patients -Analyze medical history and evaluate patients to set realistic rehabilitation goals for patients recovering from injury, illness, or trauma -Implement client-centered interventions to increase independence with ADLs and promote a safe discharge to next level of care

  • SOAR365
    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Level IIA Fieldwork Student
      • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

      -Maintained a daily caseload of 5-6 pediatric outpatient and early intervention clients -Implemented the coaching model to collaborate with parents and establish goals for their child that are meaningful to the family -Created a social story on mask wearing to increase client's comfortability with mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic -Created an educational handout for parents sharing alternative seating options for virtual learning to support client's sensory needs -Created educational handouts for parents on facilitating tummy time, sitting, rolling from back to stomach, and rolling from stomach to back with their infants Show less

  • VCU Occupational Therapy
    • Capstone
      • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

      -Developed and conducted a research study on factors impacting the delivery of pediatric occupational therapy services via telehealth during COVID-19 -Delivered in-service presentation on telehealth with pediatric clients for local outpatient clinic -Designed and implemented a virtual fieldwork one experience for second year occupational therapy students at VCU with the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond focused on pre-writing, writing, and fine motor skills -Submitted a research paper to the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and a magazine article to the OT Practice Magazine Show less

Education

  • Virginia Commonwealth University
    Doctor's Degree, Occupational Therapy/Therapist
    2019 - 2021
  • James Madison University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Health Sciences

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